Dixie Bell (Vinson) Trainer

Born: Sun., May 20, 1923
Died: Tue., Apr. 7, 2015


Visitation

7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Fri., Apr. 10, 2015
Location: Whitaker-Eads Funeral Home


Funeral Service

1:00 PM Sat., Apr. 11, 2015
Location: First Christian Church


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Dixie Bell Trainer, 91, of Trenton, MO, passed away at 5:12 PM on Tuesday, April 07, 2015 at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton.
Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 11, 2015 at The First Christian Church of Trenton.  Burial will be in the Resthaven Memorial Gardens of Trenton.  A visitation is scheduled from 7 until 8 Friday evening at Whitaker Eads Funeral Home in Trenton.  Memorial donations are suggested to either the First Christian Church or the Rock Island Railroad Depot in Eldon, IA and left with or mailed to the funeral home.
Dixie was born May 20, 1923 in Eldon, IA, to Arthur Malachi and Dixie Bell (Teal) Vinson.  On April 25, 1942 in Trenton, she was united in marriage to Thomas Dewayne Trainer.  He preceded her in death on January 15, 1993. Dixie was a member of the First Christian Church as well as the Railroad Ladies Aux. and the Democratic Ladies.  Working on genealogy was one of her favorite hobbies as well as spending time with her friends that called themselves the “Golden Girls”
Surviving relatives include her children, Tom Trainer and his wife Shirley of Oskaloosa, IA, Sue Arnold and her husband Bruce of Milan, MO, Joy Elliott of Trenton, and Eric Trainer of Kansas City, MO; a sister-in-law, Jeanie Vinson of Eldon, IA; 6 grandchildren, Dean Trainer and his wife Ronda of Oskaloosa, IA, Shawn Trainer and his wife Laura of Des Moines, IA, Cassi Cody and her husband John of Columbia, MO, Dayna Elliott of Columbia, Melissa Haught and her husband Gary of Olathe, KS, and Matthew Whitacre and his wife Carla of Ponca City, OK; 13 great grandchildren Darren Trainer and his wife Malea, Corey Trainer and his wife Katie, Lucas Trainer, Lauren Trainer, Alexander Trainer, Austin Trainer, Evan Trainer, Samantha Trainer, Finn Cody, Laruen Haught, Sydnee Whitacre, Parker Whitacre and Sophia Whitacre, great great grandchildren Karsyn and McKinley; as well as many nieces and nephews.
Those preceding her in death include her parents, husband and siblings Ilene, Nora, Freda, Vanetta, Margie, Genevieve, Ted, Dale, Teal, and Jack

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Bill and Jean Clark
   Posted Fri April 10, 2015
Tom, Sue, Joye and family; we are so sad to learn of your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you as you prepare to celebrate the life of a wonderful person, Mother and Grandmother. She was loved by many and made a friend out of anyone who spent any time with her. She will be missed by many but always thought of fondly.

mary Hughes Binney
   Posted Fri April 10, 2015
Sue,

So sorry to hear of your mothers passing. Sending prayers to all of your families. Memories will help get through the hard times

Linda Jackson McCullough
   Posted Fri April 10, 2015
Dear family -
It is with great sadness that we heard about Dixie's recent death. In the past months we have often chatted with her at Sunnyview - and will certainly miss seeing her at a table in the same lunchroom with Mom (Helen Jackson Campbell).

There are many happy memories from when our families were neighbors on Haliburton - her joyous laugh still remains fresh in the memory. The recent months have been rough for Dixie and for all the family -- its easy to envision that Dixie and Tom are happily catching up on everything.

Thinking of all of you at this difficult time -- hope the good memories bring you comfort.

Linda (Jackson) McCullough

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